title: [Problems in the interpretation of blood chemistry results in birds].
abstract: In 837 birds which died or were euthanatized because of their disease, blood could be taken within 12 hours before death. Blood chemistry results were compared with specific necropsy findings of different organs. The parameters aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatinine kinase (CK), glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH), glucose, total protein, uric acid, urea and creatinine were measured. Possible reasons for the bad comparability of blood chemistry results and organ lesions are discussed. Glucose and creatinine were found not to be useful in a routine panel for avian patients.
authors.affiliation: Tierklinik Strebersdorf, Veterinärmedizinischen Universität Wien.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hochleithner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hochleithner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kübba-Heiss
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D001717:Birds / Q000097:blood*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; D014527:Uric Acid; D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D005969:Glutamate Dehydrogenase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D003402:Creatine Kinase
vernacular_title: Problematik der Interpretation chemischer Blutuntersuchungen bei Vögeln.